Not a good look. I wonder did he go because this was going to come to light?
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Ah, they don’t make ‘em like that anymore! Those were the days
The licence fee is used to fund their public broadcasting commitments.
I do not believe TLLS or sponsorship deals to form part of that. You’re welcome to show me otherwise if you can?
I really hope this is the straw that breaks the camel's back in terms of where Joe and Mary Public's tax goes.
We are too blasé in Ireland and don't hold people to account. I never listen to RT radio show but made a point to listen to Oliver Callan this morning. I switched off after 2 minutes due to the anger at listening to him trying to make banter out of the situation.
I don't find anything funny about a 75k dodgy, under the counter bonus top up for ONE man on tax payer funds when many FAMILIES in this country survive on less than 75k per year.
Shame on RTE, shame on Noel Kelly, shame on Ryan Tubridy, Dee Forbes etc.
Do something magnanimous, Ryan, and return the money or better still donate it to front line workers who work 12 hour shifts on a wage that doesn't even come close to your bonus.
You clearly won't miss it if you didn't even realise you were getting this bonus.
Nobody else will touch him with a barge pole. Who would he replace on Newstalk or Today FM?
RT would not have handled this well.
You have to wonder how he got the LLS gig when he is less than bang average.
He'll go back to Saturday morning TV
The 60's,when women were ditzy and men were masterful.
Oh dear God almighty.
Oh sweet Jesus, nooooo
Clare must have "studied" Holly's are you ok This Morning statement
Very dangerous territory. That would make it a tax rather than a licence fee. It would also open RTE (or what will be left of it) up to more scrutiny and governmental oversight. It would also be deeply unpopular for politicians and would lead to their snouts being removed from the public trough.
Regards...jmcc
Jaysis!
Is there anyone they won't throw money at?
There's the obvious solution I suppose,just add it to the LPT.
Revenue have already said they don't want to get involved with any potential universal household media charge.
And the far-left are chomping at the bit to oppose it.
Which would be deeply unpopular given current events.
I can't see the current government risking it, especially with an election on the horizon.
TV licence collection is based on a large amount of households obediently paying up.
The system will collapse if there's a large scale payment revolt.
Evasion's is at roughly 15% now, a large increase in that figure would put real pressure on RTE's funding.
Even if people just waited for a few threating letters before paying up.
An Post's overheads would increase as well, so less money would be available for RTE.
They'd have to take more people to court, that's expensive, time consuming and puts more pressure on already stretched courts and prisons.
We could also see a rise in "no TV households".
She's going to be on the next series of Ireland’s Fittest Family.
Commentator/Analyst - Books?
Not really. We as in the public can toast Tubridy. The deeper issues need PAC or similar to dig into and compel RTE to open up, they have enough ammo to justify it.
Why is NK representing Sonia O'Sullivan?
"Besides NK Management -- which focuses on the celebrity portfolio -- Kelly runs Creative Management Solutions, a brand consultancy firm that has worked with such disparate names as Vodafone and Pfizer."
I wonder does Mr Kelly have any other firms in the UK that come up with "solutions"?
Also, came across this:
Agency representing Ryan Tubridy and Dermot Bannon sees profits double
GORDON DEEGAN
Post-tax profits at the management agency representing a host of stars from Irish TV and radio more than doubled last year.
NK Management represents broadcasters Pat Kenny, Ryan Tubridy, Dermot Bannon, Claire Byrne and Joe Duffy.
The business is led by chief executive Noel Kelly.
New accounts for Mr Kelly's Cleary Consultancy Ltd show the firm recorded post-tax profits of €404,085 in the 12 months to the end of March last year.
This was more than double the post-tax profits of €191,339 in the prior year.
The 60-year-old Mr Kelly shuns the limelight but is one of the best-known names in the Irish broadcasting industry, and is often tasked by his clients to negotiate new contracts on their behalf with RTÉ.
In a rare press interview a number of years ago, Mr Kelly said: "I'm not interested in the limelight. I like the fact that I can get on the Luas and nobody knows who I am or what I do."
Mr Kelly has also served as a long-time director on the board of Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children’s Project International charity.
The NK Management website says the talent management agency has 25 years experience "at the forefront of connecting talent and brands with global audiences".
The firm’s client list reads like a who’s who of Irish celebrities, including Dave Fanning, Matt Cooper, Ivan Yates, Baz Ashmawy, Niall Quinn, Kian Egan and Dermot Whelan.
Others include Doireann Garrihy, Kathryn Thomas, Catriona Perry and Sonia O’Sullivan. Mr Kelly also represented the late Gerry Ryan and today represents the broadcaster’s daughter and 2FM presenter, Lottie Ryan.
The firm had no comment to make on the accounts.
Ryan Tubridy was collecting 550k/year for a one hour Radio program and a Two hour TV gig on Friday night. Who is going to pay him the colour of that.
Pat Kenny moved from RTE Radio to Newstalk. He went from doing a two hour Radio gig to a 3 hour gig. I read an article once where he said that not only was the show longer but you did not have the researcher backup that RTE had.
Tubridy I say is very dependent on his research back up staff. He will be lucky to pickup 1/3 of the money he is recieving from RTE on any radio station in Ireland and he will have to work a minimum of a two hour show.
Look at RTE radio one from 7am-7p it has 9-10 presenters where Newstalk has about 6 with I say about 40-50% of the research backup. Tubridy would not survive in that set up
Aside from being devious greedy self serving scamps.
could there be anything of a criminal nature with which any party must answer ? Anything fraudulent ? If it was a private company probably not but ….
There's no morality in media and showbiz.
Controversy means views and cash. The redemption or villian arc, it doesn't matter.
I'm sure Noel Kelly is already contacting reality TV shows. - I'm a Celebrity, Where's my **** Sneactha.
What does that mean exactly?
Doesn't she just look like a proper ghoul bag
PAC meeting recap (in advance)
We cant answer that due to commercial sensitivity
And repeat ad nauseam
Then what PAC should say - fine, you get no more funding from the licence fee, thanks for wasting our time. Hey TG4...
If he's toast at RTE, what do think those options are outside RTE?
I struggle to think who would take him if he's dropped from rte?
In the inital years many RTÉ producers basically left RTÉ to set up production companies.
Presenters and producers companies from the past included
Frontier Films (Blackboard Jungle and a few other since, David Heffernan)
Adare Productions (mainly focuses on TG4 content but was set up by Brian Reddin I think)
David Harvey produced Crimeline for years as an indo producer
Indi Pic is different aka Agtel I don't think it had any RTÉ connection, I think it was university based at one stage
Like It Love It (Andy Ruane and Philip Kampf)
VIP productions (Philip Kampf producers of The Restraurant)
I am sure Coco productions as some connection to RTÉ
Tyrone Productions (Moya Doherty)
I mean the list is endless.
He is crispy black burnt toast!
I really don't understand how Tubridy is toast. Maybe at RTE yes, but certainly he will have other options outside. That's not the core issue in this. Seems like complete deflection from extremely poor Corporate Governance.
What lies do you think O’Callaghan told?
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